Safety works carried out at a primary school in Collooney
Safety and improvement works are being carried out at a primary school in Collooney in Sligo. Funding has been approved for road and footpath works at Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf, Collooney. The works include additional parking, a mini-roundabout, a raised speed table and a new set-down/pick up area at the…
Works to begin and be completed before new school year at Scoil Mhuire and Iosaf in Collooney
Works are due to begin shortly at St. Mhuire agus Iosaf Primary School in Collooney. A number of enhancements will take place including the removal of a wall, a new footpath, a set down area for cars, a new roundabout at the entrance to Kieran Avenue and a ramp at…
Minor fire near OceanFM Studios in Collooney
A minor fire broke out in the North West Business Park in Collooney this morning. It occurred around 11am. The fire Service were called and dealt with it swiftly. The cause is unknown but follows advice earlier this week from local authorities urging landowners and the general public to exercise…
Gardai attend crash on the Collooney to Coolaney Rd
Gardai say the Collooney to Coolaney Road is now clear following an earlier crash. Emergency services attended the scene of a single vehicle crash three miles from Collooney just before 8am this morning. A woman, the only occupant of the vehicle, was treated at the scene however her injuries are…
Councillors clash in chamber over Collooney N4 projects: Should it be an overpass, work on underpass . . . or both?
Two Sligo councillors who are running for reelection found themselves clashing at this week’s council meeting over work to be done in Collooney. Independent Alliance Councillor Marie Casserly proposed that the council seek funding to improve pedestrian and cyclisit safety at the roundabout at Collooney, with particular attention be given…
Sod officially turned on new N4 stretch by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Shane Ross
The sod has officially been turned on the new stretch of road on the N4 by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Around 120million euro is to be spent on the stretch between Collooney and Castlebaldwin is expected to completed in the next 2 and half years. It’s a bitter sweet day…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Shane Ross to turn the sod on two major Sligo projects today
Today is sod-turning day to mark the official start of work on two, massive, long-awaited road projects in Sligo. A top council official says today’s events involving the Taoiseach and Transport Minster is the culmination of work by many people and groups over the years. Leo Varadkar and Shane Ross…